Chicago at Minnesota

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., November 19, 1917, page 1 (results column)

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  OHIO STATE Is WINNER OF RAG IN big Ten Chicago, Illinois and Min nesota To Fight 1t Out For Second Chicago, Nov. 19.-With Ohio State in possession of the big Ten” foot ball championship for the second consecutive season, Chicago, Illinois and Minnesota, each with defeat chaiked up against them, will fight 1t out next Saturday for secondary honors or the western conference race. The powerful Ohio eleven with Chick” Harley, All-American half back again it’s star, came through the championship race in accordance with early season predictions. The buckeyes crushed Illinois, 13 to o. Sat iurday in the final game of the season and kept its slate clean. The Ohio ans played a remarkable race, having been scored on only twice in seven games. They piled up total of 264 points. as against 6 for their opponents. wisconsin and Indiana were Ohio’s only foes to register scores. Field goals netted- each team points. Not a touchdown was made against ~ Gophers show Form. Minnesota displayed surprising reversal of form in downing Chicago, 33 to 0. The defeat of the Maroons the first of the year, may be safely recorded as one of the biggest upsets The battered-up Iowa eleven staged an unexpected stand against the sup ,posedly superior Northwestern team, and, although beaten, rs to IL, put up regarded the contest merely as a practice affair for the game with Michigan next Saturday, and overconfidence of the purple clad players nearly resulted in their downfall. The Michigan Aggies continued to hit the toboggan, losing their seventh straight game of the season 20 Notre Dame, 2s to 0. The Aggies were no match for the conqueTors of the army eleven, and made first down only once. Purdue and Indiana, which clash next Saturday in their annual struggle for the Indiana championship. had no trouble in winning their games. Upsets I’m the East. New York, Nov. 19.-Several sur prising lapses in the supposed form or prominent football teams was the Outstanding feature Of the eastern college football games OF the weak end. Pennsylvania swept Michigan from her pedestal of indicated SUI ,premacy. Tufts upset Dartmouth and nell. While these reversals were few in comparison to the many games which resulted as was generally ex- ‘pected, nevertheless they marked the day as one of unusual gridfron per- &ormances. 7 Judged on their past performances and records, Michigan Was conceded to have a slight advantage over Pennsylvania before the game started, even by the adherents OF the Quakers. Michigan was a disappointment from the start ~ s4s Pennsyivania’s best asset was her .gameness and aggression combined with keen following of the ball and .alertness to take advantage OF every break in the play. s-,.-4-s Among the other leading eleyens in the section, victories came easier and more in accordance with football form Syracuse triumphed over Col gate by a satisfactory score. Both the Army and Navy swept their OPP fponents before. them until huge once sided scores had been rolled up. Nebraska Is Champion. Kansas city, Nov. 19.--Nebraslka universities football players are the champions OF the Missouri valley con-. ference, following their defeat OF the Kansas eleven Saturday, Is to 3. Nebraska now looms up as one of the prominent teams in the United States. Their defeat of Notre Dame, and the defeat of the Army by the Notre Dame players places the team -

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Minnesota leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.